Noodles and Company Pesto Cavatappi Copycat Recipe

One of our favorite restaurants is Noodles & Company and we love their Pesto Cavatappi. The mushrooms, tomatoes, and delicious sauce make this one of our favorite dishes.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Copycat Recipe, Easy Family Dinner, Easy main dish, Pesto Cavatappi

Servings:

Calories: 197kcal

Author: Lauren

Equipment

Food processor/blender
sauce pan
Frying pan

Ingredients

Pesto Sauce

15 basil leaves
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons garlic minced
1 ½ Tablespoons olive oil

Pasta

8 ounces pasta Cavatappi
1 cup fresh mushrooms sliced
½ Tablespoon olive oil
1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
½ teaspoon garlic salt
¼ cup milk
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese for topping

Instructions

Pesto Sauce

Rinse basil leaves in cold water.
In a food processor or high-power blender, combine basil leaves, Parmesan cheese, salt, garlic, and olive oil. It will create a paste looking sauce (if it is too thick, you can add a little milk to the sauce).

Pasta

Cook noodles according to the directions on the box.
While the noodles are cooking, saute mushrooms with 1/2 Tablespoon olive oil over medium heat.
After about 3 minutes, add your sliced cherry tomatoes along with your garlic salt and let them cook together for about 8 minutes stirring occasionally.
After your noodles are done, drain them completely.
Reduce heat on tomato and mushrooms to low, and add your noodles to the saute pan.
Stir in noodles, then add pesto sauce to the mixture. Once everything is mixed together, add 1/4 cup of milk to the mixture. You can add more or less depending on how thick you would like your sauce.
Top with Parmesan cheese.

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Notes

It is also very tasty with grilled chicken (just like at Noodles & Company!).

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